The Life of Audrey Hepburn Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ruston

Born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on May 4, 1929, she decided to change her name to Hepburn after becoming an actress. Heemstra was her given nickname. Dotti and Ferrer were marital relatives.

Answer: True

Miss Audrey Hepburn was nicknamed Edda van Heemstra during WWII. Her mother considered this less typical of a common British name.

Answer: Dutch in Seven Lessons

The 1948 film 'Dutch in Seven Lessons' was one of Audrey's first roles. She played a pretty KLM stewardess for a KLM propaganda film, spoken entirely in Dutch. The film did not make it to American theatres. Her other more successful English-speaking films developed later.

Answer: Susy

The 1967 film 'Wait Until Dark' cast Audrey Hepburn as Susy Hendrix, a blind woman who was stalked by a gang of drug smugglers. The stalkers believed Susy possessed an old doll that was filled with heroin and made attempts to find the doll. The film producers advertised that in the last eight minutes of the film, the theatre would be completely darkened.

The thrill of darkness led to its commercial film success. 'Sabrina', the film, came out in 1954. Sara and Samantha were extraneous characters.

Answer: Ondine

'Ondine' was a Broadway play written by Jean Giraudoux. It was a tragic medieval play where Hepburn was cast as a water sprite who loved and married a knight, played by Mel Ferrer. The theme of romantic tragedy is similar to the story of 'The Little Mermaid.' In real life, the two fell in love and married.

Answer: Doolittle

Hepburn played Eliza Doolittle in 'My Fair Lady', a musical film adaptation of Lerner and Loewe's 1964 musical. The story revolves around Eliza, a flower shop girl, and two voice experts wager that Eliza (or any young woman in London) could be trained competently to portray a duchess. Golightly was the main character in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'. Ferrer was Audrey's first spouse. Stewart was a former co-star.

Answer: Ann

Princess Ann was the role for Audrey Hepburn in 'Roman Holiday'. The film was a portrait of Princess Ann, a royal character who longed to break away from her exalted life. The exaggerated script and story lines of a jaded princess made the film more entertaining during the era of black and white films.

Answer: Fairchild

The 1954 film 'Sabrina' starred Audrey Hepburn as Sabrina Fairchild, daughter of a chauffeur for a wealthy family. Sabrina became the center of affection for two wealthy sons, Linus and David, who both tried to woo her. The other names were characters from other films.

Answer: James Hanson

Audrey Hepburn had made arrangements for a wedding with James Hanson, a wealthy European baron. After having her wedding dress fitted and tailored, she called off the wedding ceremony, sensing their conflicting career ambitions. Cary Grant, Mickey Rooney, and George Peppard were all film co-stars.

Answer: True

Audrey Hepburn died in the rural countryside of Tolochenaz, Switzerland on January 20, 1993. She was diagnosed with appendicular cancer and had refused chemotherapy to save her life.